Quick definitions from WordNet (raise)▸ noun:increasing the size of a bet (as in poker) ("I'll see your raise and double it")▸ noun:the amount a salary is increased ("He got a 3% raise")▸ noun:the act of raising something ("Fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up")▸ noun:an upward slope or grade (as in a road)▸ verb:collect funds for a specific purpose ("The President raised several million dollars for his college")▸ verb:invigorate or heighten▸ verb:bring (a surface, a design, etc.) into relief and cause to project ("Raised edges")▸ verb:multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3▸ verb:establish radio communications with ("They managed to raise Hanoi last night")▸ verb:activate or stir up ("Raise a mutiny")▸ verb:cause to be heard or known; express or utter ("Raise a shout")▸ verb:pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth ("Raise your `o'")▸ verb:put forward for consideration or discussion ("Raise the question of promotions")▸ verb:bet more than the previous player▸ verb:in bridge: bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level▸ verb:raise the level or amount of something ("Raise my salary")▸ verb:evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic ("Raise the specter of unemployment")▸ verb:construct, build, or erect ("Raise a barn")▸ verb:create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise ("Raise hell")▸ verb:raise from a lower to a higher position ("Raise your hands")▸ verb:cause to puff up with a leaven▸ verb:bring up ("Raise a family")▸ verb:put an end to ("Raise a siege")▸ verb:raise in rank or condition▸ verb:cause to become alive again ("Raise from the dead")▸ verb:cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques ("We raise hogs here")▸ verb:move upwards▸ verb:increase▸ verb:cause to assemble or enlist in the military ("Raise an army")▸ verb:give a promotion to or assign to a higher position▸ verb:call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) ("Raise a smile")
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